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Parsons 2012 Zankel Scholar nominees

September 5, 2012Competitions, Current Students, General Info, Illustration Faculty, Illustration Industry, Inspiration, Newschang park, Franca Barone, guy billout, Janet Sung, jeff quinn, kristen chae, Leigh Cunningham, meghann stephenson, noel claro, Society of Illustrators, Zankel Scholarshipamt

This past spring Juniors Franca Barone, Kristin Chae, Leigh Cunningham, Meghann Stephenson, and Janet Sung were selected by the faculty as our school’s nominees for the the Society of Illustrators Zankel Scholarship. The annual competition is open to full-time Illustration majors completing their Junior Year from schools throughout the United States. A renowned jury of illustrators chooses one student- the best of the Junior class- and financially supports the student’s Senior year with a scholarship of $20,000. We were very proud to have them represent the Parsons Illustration Program.

Please scroll down to see sample images from each student.

below: Franca Barone, Girl That Smokes (detail), Advanced Drawing, Jeff Quinn (faculty)

below: Kristin Chae, Troll Etiquette, Illustration Design Studio, Noel Claro

below: Leigh Cunnignham, Confession, Materials and Methods II, Chang Park

below: Janet Sung, City Murder, Junior Concepts 4, Guy Billout

below: Meghann Stephenson, January (left); February (right), personal

Chris Ware: Building Stories

September 3, 2012comics, Events, Exhibitions, General Info, Illustration Industry, Inspiration, News, Publicationsadam baumgold, chris ware, comics, comix, graphic novelamt

Adam Baumgold Gallery and Carl Hammer Gallery (Chicago) present an exhibition of 126 drawings by Chris Ware to coincide with the release of his new book Building Stories. Over ten years in the making, several of the drawings from this series were first published in The New York Times Sunday Magazine and The New Yorker. Building Stories takes its final form as 14 discrete books and booklets collected in a printed box. The result is something utterly unique-part graphic novel, part sculpture, and part mobius strip. The show runs from September 8 – October 27, 2012.

Reception for the artist, Saturday, September 8, 5:00 – 8:00 pm.

Adam Baumgold Gallery, 60 East 66th St. NYC

One Hundred Dollars

September 2, 2012Exhibitions, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Faculty, Inspiration, Newshannah lee, hazel lee santino, jordin isip, melinda beck, one hundred dollars, rachel levit, sukyung lee, taylor mckimensamt

Recent Parsons Illustration graduates Su kyung (Hannah) Lee, Rachel Levit, and Hazel Lee Santino, and faculty Melinda Beck, Jordin Isip , and Taylor McKimens were included in One Hundred Dollars, a group show curated by Andrew Smenos and Sergio Barrale this summer at Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY. Each piece by the one hundred artists had to use a dollar bill as its canvas. Some of the other artists included were Daniel Davidson, Tricia Keightley, Rob Leecock, Matt Leines, Kristen Schiele, Joe Sorren, and Eric White. See more images and read the review in the Huffington Post.

Here are four of the one hundred pieces in the show:

8 Parsons students with 13 images Chosen for American Illustration 31

August 31, 2012Competitions, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Faculty, Illustration Industry, Inspiration, News, Publicationsamerican illustration, chad weaver, hazel lee santino, iain burke, jordin isip, lauren redniss, leah goren, rachel levit, ray masaki, william hatch crosby, yasmin liangamt

Recent Parsons Illustration 2012 graduates Iain Burke, Leah Goren, Rachel Levit, Yasmin Liang, Ray Masaki, Hazel Lee Santino, and Chad Weaver, and 2011 grad William Hatch Crosby were chosen by a distinguished jury to be included in the American Illustration 31 archive this fall.

These 13 works from the Parsons Illustration Program were chosen from over 8,000 pieces entered by illustrators, magazines, agencies, publishers, and schools. Congratulations to them and their teachers!

Scroll down to view the 13 works chosen:

Iain Burke, Murderside, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Iain Burke, Ghostside, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Iain Burke, Hay Honey!, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Iain Burke, Stumpy G, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

William Hatch Crosby, Star Death, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Leah Goren, Cat Scarf, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Leah Goren, Mara Hoffman bustier, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Leah Goren, Miu Miu sequin collar, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Rachel Levit, Savila, Senior Thesis 1, Lauren Redniss (faculty)

Yasmin Liang, Manual Cruise Control, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Ray Masaki, Dustcloud, Senior Thesis 1, Lauren Redniss (faculty)

Hazel Lee Santino, Tiger Mask , Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Chad Weaver, Rodger, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Rima Fujita at the Trace Foundation

April 24, 2012Events, Illustration Alumni, News, Talks/Lecturesamt

Parsons alumna Rima Fujita will be speaking at the Trace Foundation on May 10th. Fujita will discuss her latest book, “Save the Himalayas” (forwards by the Dalai Lama and Richard Gere), her Books for Children project, and her recent trip to India to deliver her books to the Tibetan refugee children. Guest readers will read from “Save the Himalayas” in Tibetan, English, and Japanese, and original art from the book will be on display. After the readings Fujita will be available for signing.

Click here for more information on Rima Fujita

Click here for more information on “Save the Himalayas”

8 Parsons students with 11 images selected for American Illustration 31 annual

April 13, 2012Competitions, Current Students, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Faculty, Illustration Industry, Inspiration, News, Publicationsamerican illustration, chelsey pettyjohn, guy billout, iain burke, jordin isip, julee yoo, juliette borda, katie dunham, lauren redniss, paul marcus, rachel friedman, rachel levit, sukyung lee, william crosbyamt

Parsons Illustration seniors Iain Burke, Katie Dunham, Sukyung (Hannah) Lee, Rachel Levit, Chelsey Pettyjohn, and Julee Yoo, and recent graduates William Hatch Crosby and Rachel Friedman (class of 2011) were selected by a distinguished jury to be included in the American Illustration 31 annual. It will be printed in full color and distributed worldwide in hardcover this fall.

From 8,000 pieces entered by over 1,200 illustrators, magazines, agencies, publishers, and schools, the jury selected only 439 images to appear in the book and represent the best pictures from 2011. Students and professionals were juried altogether and when the dust settled 30 student images were selected. With an unprecedented 11 of the 30 coming from the Parsons Illustration Program, Parsons ruled this year! Congratulations to them and their teachers!

Scroll down to view the 11 works selected:

Iain Burke Hell 02, Junior Concepts, Guy Billout (faculty)

William Hatch Crosby, Wandering Giant, Printamking Studio, Paul Marcus (faculty)

Katie Dunham, Ashtray, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Rachel Friedman, Los Angeles 1953, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Sukyung Lee, Ice-cream, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Rachel Levit, Little People, Senior Thesis 1, Lauren Redniss (faculty)

Chelsey Pettyjohn, 4 drawings from the Night Religion series, Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Julee Yoo, The Last Queens, Senior Thesis 1, Juliette Borda (faculty)

“Mirage Show” at Brooklyn Fire Proof features Parsons Illustration alumna Lulu Wolf

April 11, 2012Events, Exhibitions, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Faculty, Inspiration, Newsbrandi strickland, brookyn fire proof, charles wilkins, collage, comadrome, geoff j. kim, james gallagher, john gall, john whitlock, leslie siegel, lulu wolf, mario zoots, mirage show, modern witchamt

Mirage Show, an exhibition of contemporary collage curated by Geoff Kim, opens on Friday, April 13th from 6:00 – 10:30 pm at Brooklyn Fire Proof. Included in the nine person show is Parsons Illustration Program graduate Lulu Wolf (2010) and former faculty member James Gallagher.

“The Mirage Show features work from an impressive roster of internationally recognized artists, many of whom call on their expertise in an array of digital mediums to inform their works on paper. Drawing on an expansive selection of cross-media imagery from both vintage and hyper-contemporary sources, participating artists build upon and destabilize the history of collage to recreate a medium in concert with the Internet Age. The Mirage Show, by including both art-world approved veterans and some of our favorite young talent, showcases the very best of a community of artists working in the rapidly changing medium. The opening party will feature luminescent projections via the Gowanus-based JohnWhitlock, sets from Comadrome and Cluster DJs Catdog, as well as Mario Zoots of the throbbing, ghostly, globe-spanning remote collaborative Modern Witch.” Brooklyn Fire Proof, 119 Ingraham St, Brooklyn, NY

Edward del Rosario: Paintings and Drawings at Nancy Margolis Gallery

April 9, 2012Events, Exhibitions, General Info, Illustration Faculty, Inspiration, Newseddie del rosario, edward del rosario, nancy margolis galleryamt

The opening reception for Edward del Rosario‘s appropriately titled solo show, “Paintings and Drawings”, is this Thursday, April 12th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Nancy Margolis Gallery in NYC. Please stop by to say hi, hang out, and see Eddie’s beautiful and powerful work.

Edward has exhibited on both coasts of the United States and the little island state of Hawaii. His work has appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, Harper’s, and The New York Times Magazine. Edward is a former Parsons Illustration Program adjunct faculty member (Junior Drawing and Painting; Painting).

Domecile l, oil on linen/panel, 30" x 30", 2012

Melted City – Paper Works on Paper

April 6, 2012Current Students, Events, Exhibitions, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Faculty, Inspiration, Newsblanc compound, hazel santino, hiro kurata, jacob lindo, jordin isip, louie cordero, matt leines, melted city, patrick cruz, paula searing, philippines, rob leecock, robert gutierrez, vic balanon, yuji maruyamaamt

“Melted City”, a show curated by Parsons Illustration faculty Jordin Isip and Filipino artist Louie Cordero opened on March 24th at Blanc Compound in Mandalyuong, Philippines. The ten person works-on-paper show (five artists chosen by each curator) includes Parsons Illustration Program alumni Hiro Kurata (’04), Hazel Lee Santino (’12), and Paula Searing (’11). The other artists are Vic Balanon, Patrick Cruz, Robert Gutierrez, Rob Leecock, Matt Leines, Jacob Lindo, and Yuji Maruyama. The exhibit runs through April 14, 2012.

“Melted City” was reviewed by The Manila Art Blogger. Read it here.

Melted City flyer, image by Robert Gutierrez

Hazel Lee Santino, "Hagley Woods"

Paula Searing, "What It's All About"

Rob Leecock, "2012: Enter the Dragon"; Matt Leines, "#122"

(left) Robert Leecock, "2012: Enter the Dragon"; (right) Matt Leines, "#122"

Hiro Kurata, "Portrait of a Slugger"

Chelsey Pettyjohn and Hazel Lee Santino Awarded Scholarships from the Society of Illustrators

April 5, 2012Competitions, Current Students, General Info, Illustration Faculty, Illustration Industry, Inspiration, News, Publicationschelsey pettyjohn, hazel lee santino, jordin isip, martin mazorra, Society of Illustratorsamt

Parsons Illustration seniors Chelsey Pettyjohn and Hazel Lee Santino were awarded scholarships in the 2012 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition. Congratulations to them on this great achievement!

Chelsey was awarded the $1,500 Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship for “Night Religion 02” which was done in Jordin Isip‘s Senior Thesis 1 class.

Hazel was awarded the $1,000 In Memory of Effie Bowie Scholarship for “Bigfoot in the Woods” which was done in Martin Mazorra‘s Relief Printmaking class.

Chelsey Pettyjohn (left); Hazel Lee Santino (right)

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